Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endemic sand dune lizard, Sceloporus arenicolus Academic Article

abstract

• Here we characterize and report on the genetic variability of eight microsatellite loci for the endemic sand dune lizard, Sceloporus arenicolus, that amplified consistently for individuals throughout the species' range. The number of alleles per locus was high (mean = 13.25) and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.354 to 0.808. With the exception of a single locus, the loci did not deviate from Hardy-Weinberg expectations. This set of markers is currently being used to examine population structure and landscape genetics in S. arenicolus, a habitat specialist with a restricted range and patchy distribution. 2006 The Authors Journal compilation 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

authors

• Fitzgerald, Lee

published proceedings

• MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES

author list (cited authors)

• Chan, L. M., Fitzgerald, L. A., & Zamudio, K.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Chan, LM||Fitzgerald, LA||Zamudio, K

publication date

• March 2007

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

keywords

• Conservation
• Habitat Specialist
• Landscape Genetics
• Phrynosomatidae
• Population Genetics
• Shinnery Oak

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01600.x

start page

• 337

end page

• 339

volume

• 7

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%2Fj.1471-8286.2006.01600.x